The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1887-05-14


these gentlemen will bring colony of
about l2 or Is families next fall.
9he Election for Judge.
In common with many Of our citizens,
we were puzzled to know why the hold
ing of the election for judge of this dis
trict had been fixed by Gov. McEnery at.
so late date as Dec. %, and therefore
proceeded as best we could to invests
gate the matter. AS it is a subject of
general interest, we herewith give the
result Of our hurried researches
Sec. "a of Act No. So of 1877 provides
that ssno person shall be permitted to
vote in this State who has not been
duly registered as qualified voter in
accordance with Law, and In the arard
and precinct therein in which he actual
| ly resides
Sec. 27 of the same act provides that
any person offering to vote may be put
upon his oath and made to declare
sswhether he is duly qualified elector
of the State, parish, aUard and precinct In
which he offers to VOTE sc.
This parish not having been re-dis-
Il
thus interfering with the ward and pre-
cinet lines and polling places establish
ed in pursuance of Secs. 10 and ii of
said act, an enforcement of the above
provisions would deprive considerable
number of voters in this parish of the
right of suffrage And as Sec. II of the
same net forbids the changing OF pre-.
icinsss and polling places within six
months prior to a general election, the
| Governor doubtless deemed it necessa-
| ry and proper to allow the Police Jury
| sufficient time to make the requisite
changes before the date fixed for the
election. If it is objected that this lat
ter provision has reference TO general
elections only, the question arises,
What authority is competent 70 pres.
cribe shorter time, after such changes.
/ in which special elections may be held 7
And il such changes are not made, how
can the provisions Of Secs. "a and "a
above cited, be enforced
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WEATHER AND FARM. Light show :
ers of rain have continued to fall
Throughout the parish during the past
Iweek. The corn crop this year is ex-
Iceptionally large in area and IN splen-
i did condition. Many planters are lay
ing by their February and March plant
IiDgs, while others prefer to chop ont
i and mould up their oldest cotton before
| finishing the working Of old corn. The
llate paintings Of cotton are about com-
lplete and good stands are reported.
Rice planting il still going on, and the
i March and April seedlings are generally
i doing well. A largely increased area
! will be planted in rice this year.
During the past few days q great many
Isweet potato slips have been put out,
and the outlook for this crop is very
promising. Our planters are m fine
i spirits and full OF energy and the labo-
II rers are working unusually well. II
GOOD seasons continue, without disas.
i irons storms, st. Landry will make the
i largest crops That have been witnessed
for years.
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